New “Arthur Christmas” Trailer Reminds Us That Christmas is Approaching, Actually Looks Interesting

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In the “Arthur Christmas” universe, the job of Santa is one passed through generations, with one Santa passing the role to his son once he grows old. The film’s current Santa relies heavily upon his oldest son Steve, who has developed a high tech system to handle all of the children Santa reaches every year. The [...]

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“Batman: Arkham City” – First Glimpse of The Legendary Sidekick, Robin!

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Ever since Rocksteady Studios announced that Robin would be a playable character in the Challenge Modes of Batman: Arkham City, fans everywhere have been very intrigued.  I first question that comes to mind is how can the comic series’ most over looked and underestimated sidekick fit into their gritty universe.  Well, we have our very first [...]

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Daughter of Smoke and Bone is Beautiful Writing and Exceptional Storytelling

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Sometimes on these reviews I feel like a broken record, especially lately. I have encountered so many wonderful books from BEA and now that I’m reviewing them, they are living up to the pre-conceived notions. But even in those lovely clusters of books there is one or two that are bound to stand out. This week, [...]

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“The Walking Dead” Season Two Prequel Web-Episodes Now Available — On Lytherus!!

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AMC has officially released their season two prequel web series — and we’ve got all of the episodes for you to watch here on Lytherus! The series follows the life of one of The Walking Dead’s most iconic zombies: “bicycle girl”, the first zombie encountered in the series. You know, the one missing the entire lower [...]

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Rick Riordan Announces New Book Series Exploring Nordic Gods

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He’s done Egyptian gods and Greek gods, so naturally Nordic gods were next in line! Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan and his publisher have officially announced a new book series involving the Nordic gods of old. Riordan now has a three book deal with Disney, his publisher, for the Nordic series. The author, who releases another [...]

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New J.J. Abrams Movie in the Works, Secrecy is No Surprise

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J.J. Abrams is famed for the ridiculous amount of secret that goes into his projects. The filmmaker has enjoyed success over the past several years on three very secret projects: Cloverfield and Super 8… and you can’t forget Lost. This man is practically expected to announce that a film project exists without giving any sort of [...]

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Patrick Ness’ “Chaos Walking” Headed to Theaters, Rights Acquired

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Lionsgate, the film studio behind the upcoming Hunger Games movie adaptation (among other movies), has acquired the rights to another popular book franchise: Patrick Ness’ Chaos Walking series. The rights were sold for all three books in the series, including The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Ask and the Answer, and Monsters of Men. Acquiring [...]

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Graphic Novel/Comic Book Review: Bone is a Thrilling Fantasy for Everyone

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Funny, action-packed, and refreshingly original, Jeff Smith’s Bone series still stands as one of the greatest comics of all time. Written and drawn by Jeff Smith, the series has garnered many awards and been published all over the world. Even now, years after the last issue was published, the series continues to impress and captivate readers [...]

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“Mass Effect 3″ Multiplayer Rumored (Yet Again) In a Pre-Order Ad!

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Mass Effect has always stuck to their single-player, story-focused formula, so it is hard not to be skeptical that the conclusion to the trilogy may include a multiplayer component.  However, despite BioWare continually claiming that Mass Effect 3 will not include a multiplayer component, there have been way too much evidence claiming otherwise.  Now, a South African retailer pre-order page [...]

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“Jak and Daxter” HD Remake in the Works!

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It seems like there is a new trend going around.  Hollywood is making tons of ’80s remakes and video games are becoming obsessed with the HD remake.  Taking classics of every genre and updating them with today’s graphics.  Doing this, allows developers milk a little extra cash from gamers for the titles they have the fondest [...]

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